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List of colleges and universities in Maine

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Bowdoin College's Massachusetts Hall

The U.S. state of Maine has twenty-nine accredited, degree-granting institutions of higher learning. The state's land-grant university and only research university is the University of Maine in Orono. It is the flagship of the University of Maine System, which also has institutions in Augusta, Portland/Gorham/Lewiston, Farmington, Fort Kent, Machias, and Presque Isle.[1] Maine's public education system also includes the Maine Community College System, comprising seven schools, and the Maine Maritime Academy.

The state's three oldest institutions of higher education are Bowdoin College (founded in 1794), Colby College (1813), and Bates College (1855). The three colleges collectively form the Colby-Bates-Bowdoin Consortium and are ranked among the best colleges in the United States; often placing in the top 10 percent of all liberal arts colleges.[2][3][4]

The largest institution in the state is the public University of Maine, with 12,231 students. The smallest, with 43 students, is Maine Media College. The University of Maine is home to the state's only NCAA Division I athletic program, the Maine Black Bears. Maine also hosts numerous private baccalaureate colleges such as Husson University, Unity Environmental University, and Thomas College. There is only one medical school in the state, the University of New England's College of Osteopathic Medicine, and only one law school, the University of Maine School of Law.

Open institutions

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School Location(s) Control Type[a] Enrollment[5]
(Fall 2024) 		Founded Athletic Conference
University of Maine Orono Public Research university 10,878 1865 AmEast

(NCAA D-I)

Unity Environmental University New Gloucester and Unity Private Masters university 9,154 1965 N/A
Southern Maine Community College South Portland and Brunswick Public Associates college 7,900 1946[6] YSCC

(USCAA D-II)

University of New England Biddeford and Portland Private Research university 6,573 1939 CNE

(NCAA D-III)

University of Southern Maine Gorham and Portland Public Masters university 6,257 1878 LEC

(NCAA D-III)

Central Maine Community College Auburn Public Associates college 4,754 1963[7] YSCC

(USCAA D-II)

Husson University Bangor Private Doctoral university 3,133 1898 CNE

(NCAA D-III)

University of Maine at Augusta Augusta Public Baccalaureate college 3,034 1965 YSCC

(USCAA D-II)

Eastern Maine Community College Bangor Public Associates college 2,719 1966[8] N/A
Kennebec Valley Community College Fairfield Public Associates college 2,489 1969[9] Independent

(USCAA D-II)

Colby College Waterville Private Baccalaureate college 2,299 1813[10] NESCAC

(NCAA D-III)

York County Community College Wells Public Associates college 1,875 1994[11] YSCC

(USCAA D-II)

Bowdoin College Brunswick Private Baccalaureate college 1,850 1794 NESCAC

(NCAA D-III)

Bates College Lewiston Private Baccalaureate college 1,753 1855 NESCAC

(NCAA D-III)

Thomas College Waterville Private Masters university 1,737 1894 NAC

(NCAA D-III)

University of Maine at Farmington Farmington Public Baccalaureate college 1,524 1863 NAC

(NCAA D-III)

University of Maine at Presque Isle Presque Isle Public Baccalaureate college 1,509 1903 NAC

(NCAA D-III)

Saint Joseph's College of Maine Standish Private Masters university 1,478 1912 GNAC

(NCAA D-III)

Maine Maritime Academy Castine Public Baccalaureate college 897 1941 CNE

(NCAA D-III)

Northern Maine Community College Presque Isle Public Associates college 808 1961[12] N/A
Washington County Community College Calais Public Associates college 805 1969[13] Independent

(USCAA D-II)

University of Maine at Fort Kent Fort Kent Public Baccalaureate college 770 1878 Independent

(USCAA D-II)

Maine College of Art & Design Portland Private Special-focus institution 436 1882 N/A
Beal University Bangor Private
(for-profit) 		Associates college 400 1891[14] N/A
College of the Atlantic Bar Harbor Private Baccalaureate college 380 1969 N/A
University of Maine at Machias Machias Public Baccalaureate college 293 1909 N/A
Maine College of Health Professions Lewiston Private Special-focus institution 237 1891[15] N/A
Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts Portland Private Masters college 92 2007[16] N/A
New England Bible College and Seminary Bangor Private Seminary 55 1959 N/A
The Landing School Arundel Private Special-focus institution 46 1978[17] N/A
Maine Media College Rockport Private Special-focus institution 43 1973 N/A

Defunct institutions

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School Location(s) Founded Closed Cite
Bangor Theological Seminary Bangor 1814 2013 [18]
Bliss College Lewiston 1897 1972 [19]
Casco Bay College Portland 1863 1999 [b][20][21]
Eastern State Normal School Castine 1867 1942 [22]
Gorham State College Gorham 1878 1970 [23]
Immaculate Heart of Mary Institute Saco [24]
John F. Kennedy College Fort Kent 1965 1975 [25]
LaMennais College Alfred 1951 1959 [26]
Mid-State College Augusta 1867 2003 [27]
Nasson College Springvale 1912 1983 [28]
Northern Conservatory of Music Bangor 1929 1972 [29]
Oblate College & Seminary Bar Harbor 1941 1969 [30]
Ricker College Houlton 1848 1978 [31]
Salt Institute for Documentary Studies Portland 1973 2016 Acquired by the Maine College of Art [32]
Westbrook College Portland 1831 1996 [c]

Out-of-state institutions

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Unaccredited institutions

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One school is recognized by the state as a degree-granting institution, but has not been accredited by a recognized accrediting body:[35]

See also

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References

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General
  • National Center for Education Statistics. "Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System". Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  • Peterson's (2004). Peterson's Colleges in New England. Thomson Peterson's. ISBN 0-7689-13829.
  • U.S. News & World Report. "America's Best Colleges 2008". Retrieved September 29, 2007.
Specific
  1. ^ "About UMaine". Umaine.edu. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  2. ^ "National Liberal Arts College Rankings | Top Liberal Arts Colleges | US News Best Colleges". colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2016. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  3. ^ "College Guide Rankings 2015 – Liberal Arts Colleges". Washington Monthly. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  4. ^ "America's Top Colleges". Forbes. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  5. ^ "College Navigator - Maine". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
  6. ^ Southern Maine Community College. "History of SMCC". Retrieved September 29, 2007.
  7. ^ Central Maine Community College. "About CM". Archived from the original on May 8, 2008. Retrieved September 29, 2007.
  8. ^ Eastern Maine Community College. "Our History". Archived from the original on July 2, 2007. Retrieved September 29, 2007.
  9. ^ Kennebec Valley Community College. "Fall 2006 Profile". Archived from the original on May 13, 2008. Retrieved September 29, 2007.
  10. ^ "About". Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  11. ^ York County Community College. "History". Archived from the original on August 7, 2007. Retrieved September 29, 2007.
  12. ^ Northern Maine Community College. "About NMCC". Archived from the original on October 23, 2007. Retrieved September 29, 2007.
  13. ^ Washington County Community College. "Student Handbook" (PDF). p. 6. Retrieved September 29, 2007.[permanent dead link‍]
  14. ^ Beal University. "Course Catalog". p. 5. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 9, 2008. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  15. ^ "History of the College". Maine College of Health Professions. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
  16. ^ Wunsch, Oliver (September 1, 2010). "Do artists need PhDs?". Art21. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  17. ^ The Landing School. "History". Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  18. ^ "About". The BTS Center. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  19. ^ "Bliss College on Lisbon Street, Lewiston". Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  20. ^ Vegh, Steven G. (August 10, 1999). "Andover buys Casco Bay College". Portland Press Herald. ProQuest 276912665.  – via ProQuest (subscription required)
  21. ^ "Casco Bay College advertisement". Burlington Free Press. July 7, 1986 – via Newspapers.com.
  22. ^ Beveridge, Pam (January 18, 2012). "Heirlooms Reunited: Eastern State Normal School at Castine, Maine - 1881 Catalog/Names". Heirlooms Reunited. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  23. ^ "Campus Descriptions - Gorham | Special Collections | University of Southern Maine". usm.maine.edu. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  24. ^ "Saco school is among affiliates of Catholic U". Biddeford-Saco Journal. May 5, 1962 – via Newspapers.com.
  25. ^ Daigle, Laurel J. (January 1, 2009). Fort Kent. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738563831.
  26. ^ Robert Crichton (January 1, 1959). The Great Impostor. RandomHouse.
  27. ^ Chmelecki, Lisa (August 27, 2003). "Questions left at Mid-State". Sun Journal. Lewiston, Maine. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  28. ^ www.dawnsweb.net. "Nasson College Alumni Association: History". www.nasson.org. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
  29. ^ Burnham, Emily (September 26, 2008). "Rite of fall: Bangor Symphony Orchestra kicks off new season Sunday". Bangor Daily News.  – via ProQuest (subscription required)
  30. ^ "Several new assignments made by Oblates of Mary". The Bangor Daily News. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
  31. ^ "America's Lost Colleges". America's Lost Colleges. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
  32. ^ "Maine College of Art Announces Acquisition of Salt Institute of Documentary Studies". Maine College of Art. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  33. ^ Grunewald, Will (March 30, 2021). "Can the Roux Institute Turn Portland Into a Tech Hub?". Down East Magazine. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  34. ^ "Medical Students - Maine Track Program | MaineHealth". www.mainehealth.org. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  35. ^ "Maine Degree Granting". Maine Department of Education. Retrieved July 14, 2021.

Notes

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  1. ^ School types are based on the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
  2. ^ Casco Bay College was purchased by Andover College in 1999.
  3. ^ The Westbrook College campus is now known by the University of New England as the UNE Portland Campus.
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